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Council authorizes larger cap for Keller Engineering contract
Summary
Preston expanded its contract with Keller Engineering from a $10,000 cap to $30,000 to continue plat reviews, water-model checks and other on-call engineering services. Council discussed whether developers should reimburse review costs and staff said a code change is in progress to require developer-paid reviews.
Kolter Hollings of Keller Engineering told the council the firm had reached the initial $10,000 cap on a time-and-materials agreement signed in February 2025 and requested an amendment to raise the cap to $30,000 so the city can continue routine engineering support.
“We've reached the initial amount, and so this is just an amendment just to allow us to continue providing the services that we have been providing over the last, 5 or 6 months,” Hollings said. Council members asked whether the expense should fall to private developers; staff said the city currently pays for plan review when no in-house engineer exists but that an amendment to city code is being prepared to require developer-paid reviews going forward. The council approved the amendment and authorized the mayor to sign.
Council members emphasized the distinct scope of this agreement from the larger sewer-plant work and confirmed the amendment does not include plant-review engineering tied to the treatment-plant contract.
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